ERIC ED536303: Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) 2009 Cohort: Wave 2 (2010)-- Questionnaire. Technical Report 71A

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LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS
OF AUSTRALIAN YOUTH
TECHNICAL REPORT 71A
2009 cohort:
wave 2 (2010) –
questionnaire

Longitudinal Surveys of
Australian Youth (LSAY)
2009 cohort: wave 2 (2010) –
questionnaire
National Centre for Vocational Education Research

LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS OF
AUSTRALIAN YOUTH
TECHNICAL PAPER 71A

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(LSAY) Program, on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments,
with funding provided through the Australian Department of Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations.
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LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF AUSTRALIAN YOUTH
Y09 cohort
2010 QUESTIONNAIRE

PHONE NUMBER RESPONDENT NAME GENDER OTHER PHONE NUMBER

INTRODUCTION
Good ..... My name is ...... from the Wallis Group. May I speak to (RESPONDENT NAME)

WHEN YOU MAKE CONTACT WITH RESPONDENT:
Good ..... My name is ...... from the Wallis Group. I’m calling to interview you as part of the
Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth.
You should have recently got a letter about the survey as well as getting a calendar and letter
last Xmas.
This interview is the first in a series, which follows on from the PISA (Program for International
Student Assessment) tests you did at school in mid 2009.

PREQ1: The survey may be monitored for quality control purposes - if you don’t want this to
happen, please let me know.
1. Monitoring allowed
2. Monitoring not permitted

RESPONDENT DETAIL CHECK

1 Before we start the interview, I need to check that the details I have for you are correct.
Firstly, is your name spelt ... (REFER TO SPELLING ON SCREEN)
1 Correct (continue)
2 Not correct (amend as necessary)

2 And is your address... (READ OUT ADDRESS, SUBURB, POSTCODE)
1 Correct (continue)
2 Not correct (amend as necessary)

3 And is the best number for contacting you? (READ OUT PHONE NUMBER)
1 Correct (continue)
2 Not correct (record change as necessary)

4 And is (ALT PHONE NUMBER) also a valid number for you? (IF AVAILABLE)
1 Correct (continue)
2 Not correct (record change as necessary)

5 Do you have an alternative number we might try you on? (IF NO ALT. AVAILABLE)
1 Yes (RECORD NUMBER)
2 No

IF EMAIL ADDRESS IS AVAILABLE – ASK 7, ELSE GO TO SECTION A
6 We have your email address recorded as (EMAIL ADDRESS). Is this correct?
1 Correct (continue)
2 Not correct (record change as necessary)
NCVER 3
SECTION A: SCHOOL

In this interview we’ll talk about school, work (if you have a job) and some of the things you
might do in your free time. Your answers in this survey will, at all times, be strictly
confidential.
A1 The first few questions are about school. Are you still going to secondary school or
have you left school?
INTERVIEWER NOTE: this means left for good, not just finished for the year
1. Still going to school GO TO A3
2. Left school
A2 In which month and year did you leave school?
09 - 10
Month Year

IF ‘Don’t know’ RECORD: 88/88
PRE A3 IF YEAR LEFT SCHOOL IS 09 - GO TO A39
ELSE GO TO A5
A3 Are you still going to (NAME OF SCHOOL FROM SAMPLE)?
1. Yes GO TO A5
2. No
A4 In which month and year did you leave your previous school?
09 - 10
Month Year

IF ‘Don’t know’ RECORD: 88/88
PRE A5 INCLUDE (CURRENT) IN QUESTION TEXT IF CHANGED SCHOOL (A3=2)
A5 These questions are about being at school in 2010. (Is/was) your (current) school a
Government school, a Catholic school, or some other non-Government school?
1. Government
2. Catholic
3. Other
A6 Are/were you enrolled at school full time or part time?
1. Full Time
2. Part Time
3. Don’t know
A7 What year-level (are/were) you in at school?
IN 2011 WILL READ… …were you in at school in 2010?
1. Year 9 or below GO TO PRE A30
2. Year 10
3. Year 11 GO TO PRE A12
4. Year 12 GO TO PRE A12
5. Year 13 GO TO PRE A12
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A8 As part of your schooling, have you done or will you be doing work experience at any
time during 2010?
1. Yes
2. No GO TO PRE A27
A9 How many days work experience in total will you do over the whole of 2010?
_________ days Don’t know (CODE 999)
PRE A10 IF LEFT SCHOOL (A1=2) - GO TO A11
A10 Have you actually done any of this work experience yet?
1. Yes
2. No GO TO PRE A27
A11 On a scale from zero to ten, where zero means nothing and ten means a great deal,
how much did work experience teach you about…
(READ EACH STATEMENT IN TURN)?
a what work is really like?
b getting along with other people?
c following instructions?
d thinking for yourself?
e being confident?
f the kind of skills needed for that job?
g working conditions generally?
h the career you would like after school

0 ___________________________________________________________________________10

Nothing A great deal

NOW GO TO PRE A27

PREA12 IF IB SCHOOL, OR IF CHANGED SCHOOL (A3=2) CONTINUE
ELSE GO TO A13
A12 During 2010, were you studying for an International Baccalaureate (IB)?
1. Yes GO TO PRE A27
2. No
A13 I would like to know about the subjects or courses you (are/were) taking at school.
Firstly, could I just confirm you go (went) to school in …[STATE OF RESIDENCE]?
1. Yes GO TO PRE A15
2. No
A14 Where (do/did) you go to school?
1. NSW
2. VIC
3. QLD
4. SA
5. WA
6. TAS
7. NT
8. ACT
PRE A15 IF A14=8 (ACT), OR STATE OF RESIDENCE IS ACT AND A13=1
ASK A15, ELSE GO TO A16
NCVER 5
A15 (Are/were) you studying ACT or New South Wales subjects?
1. ACT
2. NSW
A16 During 2010, as part of your senior secondary certificate, are you doing or have
you done, any VET (Vocational Education and Training) subjects at school, TAFE or
another training organisation?
1. Yes
2. No GO TO A24
A17 (Do/Did) you study these VET subjects…. (READ OUT) (MULTIPLE RESPONSE)
a. at school
b. at TAFE
c. at Adult Community Education (ACE), or
d. at another training organisation
A18 (Are/Were) these VET subjects part of an apprenticeship or a traineeship?
1. Apprenticeship
2. Traineeship
3. Neither
A19 And (do/did) your VET subjects involve any time spent learning in a work environment?
1. Yes
2. No GO TO A24
A20 Over the whole of 2010, how many days in total (did/will) you spend learning in this
work environment as part of your VET subjects?
IF NUMBER OF DAYS UNKNOWN – ASK FOR NUMBER OF HOURS
1. Can provide number of DAYS
2. Can provide number of HOURS
3. Don’t Know
A21 (Did/Will) you receive a certificate of attainment for any of this VET study?
1. Yes
2. No
PREA22 IF LEFT SCHOOL (A1=2), GO TO A23
ELSE CONTINUE
A22 Have you actually done any of this workplace learning yet?
1. Yes
2. No GO TO A24
A23 On a scale from zero to ten, where zero means nothing and ten means a great deal,
how much would you say that workplace experience has taught you about ...
a. what work is really like
b. getting along with other people
c. following instructions
d. thinking for yourself
e. being confident
f. the kind of skills needed for that job
g. working conditions generally
h. the career you would like after school

0 ___________________________________________________________________________10

Nothing A great deal
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A24 Now I would like to ask about the subjects you (are currently doing at school/were
doing at the time you left school).
IF A16=1, ADD, please think about all subjects including the VET subjects you just
mentioned.
(a) (Are/Were) you doing any English subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(b) (Are/Were) you studying any Languages Other than English?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(c) (Are/Were) you doing any Mathematics subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(d) (Are/Were) you doing any Science subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(e) (Are/Were) you doing any Business subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(f) (Are/Were) you doing any Humanities or Social Science subjects, including History, Geography or
Religious studies?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(g) (Are/Were) you doing any Creative or Performing Arts subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(h) (Are/Were) you doing any Health or Physical Education subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(i) (Are/Were) you doing any Computing subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(j) (Are/Were) you doing any Home Economics subjects?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
(k) (Are/Were) you doing any Technology subjects or Technical Studies?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
DISPLAY ALL SUBJECTS MENTIONED SO FAR
A25 (Are/Were) there any other subjects which you (are/were) doing at school?
If yes, ask which subjects?
CODE FROM LIST ON SCREEN
PRE A26 IF VET SUBJECTS THIS YEAR (A16=1), CONTINUE
ELSE GO TO PRE A27
A26 Of the subjects you’ve just told me about, which if any, are TAFE or Vocational
Education and Training (VET) subjects?
a. Subject 1
b. Subject 2
c. Subject 3
d. Subject 4 …etc.
e. None of the above
NCVER 7
PRE A27 IF IB STUDENT OR YEAR 10 STUDENT USE A27a TEXT
ELSE USE A27b TEXT
A27a In addition to your (IB) school subjects, are/were you also doing any study for a
qualification that is/was not directly related to your schooling, but may be directly
relevant to your future career?
A27b In addition to the school subjects you have told me about, are/were you also doing any
study for a qualification that is/was not directly related to your schooling, but may be
directly relevant to your future career?
IF NECESSARY: This may be at TAFE, University or other educational institution
1. Yes
2. No GO TO A29
A28 What type of course are/were you doing?
1. Certificate 1
2. Certificate 2
3. Certificate 3
4. Certificate 4
5. Certificate (Don’t know level)
6. VET/TAFE Diploma
7. VET/TAFE Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree
8. A university Diploma
9. A university Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree
10. Other (SPECIFY______________)
PRE A29 IF LEFT SCHOOL, (A1=2) GO TO A33
ELSE CONTINUE
A29 People cope differently with the pressures of schoolwork and exams. I’m going to read
out some statements about coping at school. On a scale from zero to ten where 0
means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or
disagree with each of these statements.
a I believe I’m mentally tough when it comes to exams
b I don’t let study stress get on top of me
c I think I’m good at dealing with schoolwork pressures
d I don’t let a bad mark affect my confidence
e I’m good at dealing with a setback at school (eg bad mark, negative feedback on my work)

0 ___________________________________________________________________________10

Strongly disagree Strongly agree

PRE A30 IF AT SCHOOL IN YR 11 OR BELOW (A7=1-3) CONTINUE
IF AT SCHOOL IN YR 12 OR 13 (A7=4,5), GO TO A31
A30 Do you plan to go on to year 12?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
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